FTWM’s 2018 Book List

Hello, 2018!

I’ll have to start by saying that I’m slightly disappointed in myself; I did not finish reading all of my books on my 2017 book list. As of last week, I was holding onto the faint hope that I might be reading the last book on my list at the turn of the new year, but alas, I am reading the second to last. Still, I did read every single new book on my list, at least.

So what novels did I read in 2017? Here follows the list in the order in which I read them (and if you want to see my original list, click here—you’ll see I read eight titles not on the original list, so I really can’t feel too bad):

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time #1) by Robert Jordan

The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book II) by Rick Riordan

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies

You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan

Starflight (Starflight #1) by Melissa Landers

D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths by Ingri d’Aulaire

The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) by Rick Riordan

Starfall (Starflight #2) by Melissa Landers

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity #1) by Victoria Schwab

The Crown’s Game (The Crown’s Game #1) by Evelyn Skye

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan

The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa by Bill Wallace

The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy Book I) by Jonathan Stroud

The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas

Let It Snow by Maureen Johnson, John Green, and Lauren Myracle

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

You may notice that many of the books I read are from series. Some are new series that I stumbled upon, and I just couldn’t help but buy the next book, which may be why I was set back a little at end of the year. Some of the books, to be honest, are already in my pile of books to pass on to someone else. I suppose it would be too good to be true to hope that every book I read is a winner. There are also quite a few titles that I would not have read if it weren’t for my 10-year-old wanting me to read with him. And as long as he wants me to, I will be glad to oblige.

Christmas Books!

Excepting the second and third books of the Red Rising series, this year’s list contains all new books for a change. One is not a novel (and yes, I do read non-fiction, although I don’t list it here unless it’s writing-related). Some books are parts of series that I started in 2017, so I can’t promise I won’t re-read those earlier books, but here’s hoping I can mostly stay on track. Included in this list is my latest pile of borrowed books from my media specialist cousin-in-law (pictured here from a post last summer). My Christmas books were also plentiful this year, as well. I received every one I wanted, plus a couple surprises.

So here is my 2018 book list (alpha by author):

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby

Passenger (Passenger #1) by Alexandra Bracken

Golden Son (Red RisingSaga #2) by Pierce Brown

Morning Star (Red Rising Saga #3) by Pierce Brown

Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga #4) by Pierce Brown

Ender’s Shadow (The Shadow Series #1) by Orson Scott Card

Shadow of the Hegemon (The Shadow Series #2) by Orson Scott Card

Shadow Puppets (The Shadow Series #3) by Orson Scott Card

Shadow of the Giant (The Shadow Series #4) by Orson Scott Card

Shadows in Flight (The Shadow Series #5) by Orson Scott Card

The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold #1) by Traci Chee

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

The Circle by Dave Eggers

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands #1) by Alwyn Hamilton

The Diabolic (The Diabolic #1) by S.J. Kincaid

The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5) by Jeff Kinney

The Girl in the Spider’s Web (Millennium #4) by David Lagercrantz

Nil (Nil #1) by Lynne Matson

The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz

The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo #2) by Rick Riordan

The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book III) by Rick Riordan

Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark #1) by Victoria Roth

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling

The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz

Our Dark Duet (Monsters of Verity #2) by Victoria Schwab

The Crown’s Fate (The Crown’s Game #2) by Evelyn Skye

A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes #3) by Sabaa Tahir

This is a shorter list than those of the past couple years because working full-time, year-round has decimated my free time, but I hope I’ll be able to stick to it and maybe have some room to intersperse some unplanned surprise titles.

I hope you’re inspired to read something you’ll fall in love with this year. Happy reading in 2018!

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Hey, I wanted to give you a heads up that I’m closing down Oregon Pilgrim — I’ve decided to focus on copywriting and publishing my writing in journals, magazines, etc. Thank you so much for reading faithfully! I hope you’ll hear from me in your literary journal — I plan to send in some pieces. I’ll try and stay up on your literary exploits here. It’s been a pleasure reading your work and knowing you’re reading mine.